FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University Baseball team will open up Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play when they travel to the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex in Teaneck, N.J., for a three-game series with the Manhattan Jaspers. Due to inclement weather, the schedule of the series has changed. The two teams will open with a single game on Friday at 3pm and conclude with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 11am.
 
Through the first 13 non-conference games, the Stags have found success with a 9-4 record and leading in league in seven different categories while winning six-straight games.
 
Most of those statistics have come in the pitching department as the Stags top the MAAC in: WHIP (1.50) and ERA (5.38). Ben Alekson is the team leader with two wins, a 3.60 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Alekson is coming off a strong start against George Washington as he took a no-hitter into the seventh and finished with just one single allowed.
 
On the offensive side, the Stags have been led by the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year Dean Ferrara who leads the league with 29 hits and a .496 batting average, placing sixth in the nation. He has had a hit in all 13 games he's played this season and has a 22-game hitting streak dating back to last year. He is three shy of tying the program's all-time record at 25 games set by Jack Gethings in 2019.
 
Nick Sturino is also among the nation's leaders as he leads all Division I players with 0.85 doubles per game as he has tallied 11 two-baggers in the first 13 games. As a team, the Stags lead the country in doubles per game with 3.2.
 
Manhattan brings a 7-8 overall record and a 2-1 league mark into the series after winning the set against Siena last weekend. Aidan Taclas is the team leader with a .345 average, one of three Jaspers batting above .300.
 
The Stags will play in two mid-week contests as they travel to Central Connecticut State on Tuesday before the home opener against St. John's on Wednesday at 3pm.